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Steve Smith was at his bizarre best on day three in Sydney, grinding England into the dust with his scintillating strokeplay and trademark oddness. Source link

Defending Australian Open champion Madison Keys and last year’s runner up Aryna Sabalenka both got their Australian summer off to winning starts with straight-sets victories at the Brisbane International. Source link

For struggling NFL teams, the end of the regular season triggers an annual exercise in bloodletting known around the league as Black Monday. Source link

Australia leads England by 134 first-innings runs after a dominant day three at the SCG, punctuated by centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith. Source link

With the Australian Open on the horizon, Novak Djokovic does not feel he is prepared well enough to contest next week’s Adelaide International. Source link

The US secures a United Cup quarterfinal berth after Coco Gauff makes up for a shock singles loss by helping win the deciding mixed doubles rubber. Source link

At 17, Emerson Jones shows why she is one of the brightest prospects in Australian tennis, as she wins through to the second round in Brisbane.  Source link

In what has been a bowlers’ series, the class of Joe Root and Travis Head again shone on day two in Sydney, where it often took something silly for a wicket to fall. Source link

Marnus Labuschagne picks up a farcical wicket, Cam Green can’t catch a break and Joe Root enters rare air. Here are the quick hits from the Ashes. Source link

Joe Root is hailed as the greatest cricket player since Don Bradman after adding a second century to his tally this Ashes tour. Source link